Quotes and Trivia from Miami Ink Artists

• Ami James.

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  • The tattoo Ami regrets getting the most is the tattoo of the fat woman on his neck.
  • Ami wears glasses.
  • Ami has over 40 tattoos.
  • Ami resides in Miami, Florida.
  • Ami is right-handed.
  • Ami's first name is pronounced "aw-MEE."
  • In 2006, Ami designed a collection of RAZR V3 phone covers for Motorola.
  • Ami is Jewish.
  • In 1996, Ami appeared in the movie, Tromeo and Juliet, as the "Man outside Axis Body Piercing."
  • Ami's dog is named Bella.
  • Ami became a tattoo artist because it was the only way he could make money through art.
  • Ami is the co-owner of the clothing company, DeVille USA, and the Miami Nightclub, Love Hate.
  • Ami's been married 5 times.
  • Ami opened up the Miami Ink studio shop with co-owner Chris Nunez.
  • Ami loves to do anything associated with cars, painting and freestyle fighting.
  • Ami is of Israeli descent.
  • Ami trained as a Sniper in the Israeli Army and is very patriotic about Israeli culture.
  • Ami began tattooing at the age of 20.
  • Ami got his first tattoo at 15--it was a dragon.
  • Ami's name means "my people".
  • Ami mostly does Japanese tattoos.

    
    

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    • Ami: (On the misconception that tattooing is a subculture) Whether you use charcoal, watercolor, or a needle, what I'm doing is art, pure and simple.
    • Ami: I learn every day more and more; the day I stop learning is the day I will stop tattooing.
    • Ami: I won't talk about my tattoos to strangers. They're personal - and who wants to talk about work after they've spent the whole day doing it?

    
    

    
    

    Chris Nunez.

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    • Chris' biggest role model is his father.
    • Chris resides in Miami, Florida.
    • Chris began his tattooing career as a graffiti artists.
    • Chris is co-owner of the Miami Ink Studio shop with Ami James.
    • Chris got his first tattoo of both his parents' names at age 16.
    • Chris is of Cuban descent.
    • Chris's father died when he was young.

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    • Chris: (When asked what his favorite tattoo is) My favorite tattoo is the one my mom did

    
    

    Chris garver.

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    • Chris likes traveling around world and attending to concerts.
    • Chris loves playing the bass guitar.
    • Chris is left-handed.
    • Chris lived in Japan, where he was tattooed by some of his idols.
    • At the age of 18, his parents moved to Switzerland, leaving Garver in the United States by his own.
    • He moved to New York in his early 20s, wanting to start his tattooing carrer.
    • Many tatto artists consider him one of the best tattooers in the world.
    • Chris has tattooed in North America, South America, Asia and Europe.
    • Chris' mother was an artist, and encouraged him to follow her career.
    • Chris has two older brothers.
    • Chris resides in Miami, Florida.
    • Chris is 6' 1".
    • Chris received his favorite tattoo three years ago from a monk when he was in Thailand. Its meaning is "to protect."
    • Chris can be found at the True Tattoo shop in Hollywood, California when not in the Miami Ink Studios. He owns partnership of the shop along with Clay Decker.
    • Chris started in tattooing career at the age of 17 when he sold his bass guitar in order to buy tattoo equipment.
    • Chris received his first professional tattoo at age 15.
    • Chris attended the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts

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    • Chris Garver: Some of my favorite tattoo artists are Horiyoshi, Horitomo and Horitoshi. I've already been tattooed by them when I lived in Japan.
    • Chris Garver: I took one year of art school, but my mother was an artist so I learned a lot from her.
    • Chris Garver: I find cover-ups challenging, but I enjoy them if I am not limited in design by the customer.
    • Chris Garver: I'm not really a tattooer,I just play one on T.V

    
    

    darren brass.

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    • Darren has Type One diabetes.
    • Darren got his first tattoo on his 18th birthday

    
    

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    • Yojiro can play the guitar.
    • Yojiro is bilingual and speaks fluent English and Japanese.
    • Yojiro is of Japanese descent.
    • Yojiro's nickname is Yoji.
    • Yojiro is Jewish.
    • Yojiro is a smoker.
    • Yojiro resides in Miami, Florida.
    • Yojiro is 5' 10".
    • Yojiro is apprenticing under Ami James.
    • Yojiro lives with his wife, Bridget, and infant daughter, Sydney. He lived in Japan until he was 24.

    At age 19, he performed his first tattoo. He tattooed his Japanese girlfriend's name on himself. He is also the lead singer of a punk rock band named "Big Deal."